Guinea Pig as a Model to Study the Carotid Body Mediated Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia Effects

Clinical and experimental evidence indicates a positive correlation between chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH), increased carotid body (CB) chemosensitivity, enhanced sympatho-respiratory coupling and arterial hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Several groups have reported that both the affere...

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Main Authors: Inmaculada Docio, Elena Olea, Jesus Prieto-LLoret, Teresa Gallego-Martin, Ana Obeso, Angela Gomez-Niño, Asuncion Rocher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.00694/full